Thermal imaging camera for electronic fault finding. TopDon TC004 is a game changer.

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Thermal imaging camera for electronic fault finding. TopDon TC004 is a game changer.

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Күн бұрын

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@andrew_koala2974 Күн бұрын

This - in my view is an excellent and detailed review. Congratulations to both of you gentlemen - well presented and spoken with the correct cadence where so many reviewers are in a rush - speak too fast - which makes the listener having to be hyper-focused in order to comfortably absorb what is being said. Makes me womder whether they are constipated and having to rush off to the TOILETTE. - For me - listening to fast speech - is not much of a problem - being a former AIR FORCE Pilot - a career that began with RAF Bomber Command - and having served three countries in 30 years service - joining in 1961 Taking advantage of that duration of service to study and qualify in other disciplines - such as = Electronics and Electro-Mechanical Engineering - Law - Evolutionary psychology and Risk Management.

@Sevalecan 3 ай бұрын

I actually just fixed a laptop after buying the same thermal imager (prior to ever seeing this video, it was on sale after a Matthias Wandel video). The main power bus was being shorted and I verified this condition with an external power supply and a multimeter. The power brick was doing an overcurrent reset repeatedly, but still pumping energy into a few components. I could of course increase this energy with a bench power supply but wasn't really necessary. Found 2 MOSFETs that were getting warm and replaced them with some hot air rework, and now it works. Definitely handy and an easier process to identify the affected component(s) in this failure mode.

@SuperBoobaloo Жыл бұрын

Smart young lad you've got there. Good to see you enjoying the new toy together.

@andrew_koala2974 Күн бұрын

NOT 'Got' Because the word GOT means something acquired by TOIL The correct word is have - meaning possession This has been your FREE English language lesson Also learn that Receive means something that some'one' GIVES you and you accept it. For your homework - write an essay explaining the difference between ON / OFF and on / off and in what context they are used. IF - you were trained to pay attention to detail you would instinctively know the difference. For your homework the following week - explain the difference between The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and The United States of America [ Make sure you understand the question ) It is not a trick question and is very clear in its iteration. And the week after that - explain the difference between Someone and Somebody And before you answer without thinking - answer this question: How many of YOU are there in existence on this earth ? Good Luck

@JacGoudsmit Жыл бұрын

Great to see there's finally a thermal imaging camera that has enough resolution that it doesn't need a second camera image overlay (with parallax problems making it difficult to troubleshoot electronics). And without the non-removable FLIR logo in the picture.

@video99couk Жыл бұрын

And a super price too.

@Thepaddster Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, we use devices like this at work, but they're more expensive and lower resolution. What a fab little piece of tech

@more.power. Жыл бұрын

Great video guys. Nice to see your son becoming involved in the repair of the older generation electronics. Much of today's training involves the replacement of the the entire board or unit. Thank you

@andrew_koala2974 Күн бұрын

Replacement of complete assemblies as you mention is simply because Large scale manufacturing and PCB component assembly is mostly done with Robots ( Automation ) which is accurate - super quick - cost-effective - Thus using valuable - expensive time for component level repair is not practical from a manufacturing perspective and storing thousands of components - in valuable space - and managing those components - So - entire PCB replacement is cost efficient from a manufacturers view - and their time-management costs.. For those people who repair at component level for a living -- it becomes practical to maintain a supply of donor boards - and create a database of the component specifics as to what board the components are from - - component specifications - keep also a record of critical voltages on certain components on a functional PCB -- These details are useful for fault finding in the future - particularity when one knows what to expect on any circuit board -- It ws easy once upon a time when manufacturers provided detailed schematics. Not so common these days with a throw away mentality. I would often find electronic equipment being disposed of at kerb-side cleanup days -- and recover what I was able to. According to my wife - it was junk - taking up space in our four-car garage / come workshop. Where she said that if I bring one more piece home - I should throw one OUT. So I replied : If I bring one WoMan home - should I throw you out ? She never complained after that - realizing that the supplementary income from repairs provided her with a better life style and overseas vacations. $120 thousand income back in the late 1980 and 1990 was a lot money where the average salary was 12,000 per year.

@z9ski690 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative video. I just ordered the TC 004 today, and noticed your video on line. Great explanation of the features of the TC 004 VS TC 005, it was not very clearly stated on the on line descriptions. Your descriptions made the differences very clear. Also, your son is very intelligent and engaging. I can see the pleasure you take in working and learning with him. He must be a chip off the old block. 😄. Cheers

@markhod1960 Жыл бұрын

You have a smart young man there you must be proud 😊

@richrootes Жыл бұрын

Nice. We used FLIR and Dalsa thermal cameras where I used to work (these were expensive relatively high resolution cameras). I seem to remember there being an issue with where these things could be sent, as the US considered the technology to be a security risk. Miscreants use this type of device to help guess your PIN with the residual heat left on a keypad….

@zx8401ztv Жыл бұрын

I can see that being handy for electronic use and tracking down the loss of heat around the house windows. Your son is as sharp as a razor. Yes i think fluke is crapping bricks in fright lol. That would have been really nice for the zenner overheat, but you fixed it without special tools. Did you burn your finger tracing the hot diode ha ha :-D

@overnightdelivery Жыл бұрын

Something I rarely see people mention about Thermal Cameras is that they are the best stud finders ever. You can literally see exactly where the studs are, to eliminate guess work with stud finders that are not always accurate.

@video99couk Жыл бұрын

Are we talking about studs in walls? I could try that.

@snap_oversteer Жыл бұрын

Very useful tool, i now have some older FLIR camera which while having abysmal resolution is still quite helpful. Before that I just poked live boards with my fingers, not a good idea on something with high voltage :D

@frankowalker4662 Жыл бұрын

This is far more capable than mine. But I only paid £75 off ebay for it from China. It runs off 4 AA batteries and does'nt have a USB port. But it works well. I've used it to fix 3 computers. 2 had overheating memory chips and the other had an open transistor in the PSU, so it was'nt getting hot.

@pierrejeanf.dupuis4150 Жыл бұрын

Funny, I have something similar but with the camera on the end of an endoscope type of extension, so you can more easily look inside electronics without (fully) taking them appart. It's an older model, so besides looking at the fairly small screen you can only record in 720p Mpeg4 (I'm pretty sure it's just an older model 720p webcam sensor). Does appear to have High Dynamic Range as it does great with very low light. It does have an infrared setting as well as a thermal one - not sure what the difference is. Pretty sure that's done with an additional sensor (probably low resolution) and then that information is overlayed on the 720p image. You can sure see what you're looking at though. Works from across the room (several metres) and in extreme closeup (say 2cm away from the component you're looking at). It's a jolly good toy, now somewhere in the bottom of one of my many crates of unused/ spare electronics. I just remembered I have it from seeing this video. As I recall it was an expensive item when new, probable more than 1000. But I'm sure I got it in the 20-30 Euro price range second hand (don't tend to pay more for gadgets) due to the battery being dead (so requiring the power adapter to be connected). Mine has none of the software features though.

@video99couk Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you bagged a bargain. I would have a go at changing the battery.

@pierrejeanf.dupuis4150 Жыл бұрын

@@video99couk Thanks for the heart ❤️. It was just a cool thing I hadn't seen before, so I bought it. As an electronics enthousiast I don't consider dead batteries to be a defect, just a fact of life. The last time I replaced a battery was for my Panasonic (rebranded as Philips) shoulder pack (full-sized) VHS camera in the early 90's. About the size of half a brick, lasted about a year. If I had to get every piece of tech I own working as new, I'd have to work to the ripe old age of 242 just to cover this years expenses. You have to prioritize I guess. I'd like to get my N1500 in good condition, I'd like to get my (mint in box - I don't dare plug it in) Telefunken TED working, I'd like to get the audio circuitry of my mechanically perfect Akai reel2reel GX-630D repaired (plugged it in once, smoke came out after a few minutes). If I were to get stuff fixed, that's what I'd like to fix. But try finding someone able to...

@letmelooktv Жыл бұрын

i was just thinking about these this morning as my motherboard of 10 years old is starting to reset on the usb bus randomly.

@colinmeredith7114 8 ай бұрын

Email from them...not for micro work, when asked. TC004/TC005.

@andrew_koala2974 Күн бұрын

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@Extermideath 11 ай бұрын

Sorry to ask this on here but i searched around and could not find anything on it. I purchased this a couple months ago and have only really used it a handful of times no longer then a couple mins. Today i went to go use it and it seems to have developed a "Ticking" noise every once in awhile. Just curious if you have had the same noise? I read somewhere most Thermal Imagers do this but i just wanted to see if you had the same problem or not. thank you!

@video99couk 11 ай бұрын

They do tick, I mentioned that in my review and I believe it's normal.

@Extermideath 11 ай бұрын

thank you for the reply. i must of missed it. but it was a great job on the video thank you again! @@video99couk

@IU3EVR Жыл бұрын

I have it.The shutter action is very annoying in the video recording.The pc software has some quirks.

@video99couk Жыл бұрын

Yes I mention that it sometimes stalls, either due to calibration (the FLIR ones do that) or due to lack of processor speed perhaps. I had two quirky problems with the software but neither of them could be replicated. Anyway, that can improve over time. What I'm not sure about yet is whether the device firmware can be updated.

@guayabito6946 Жыл бұрын

Can that software work with any gun? this identical gun seems to come in many different brands (with cheaper price) Infiray, Vevor, Mileseey, etc. But they come without software.

@video99couk Жыл бұрын

Would be worth a try.

@guayabito6946 Жыл бұрын

@@video99couk I bought the TopDon unfortunately, no I will never know. The Vevor was $55 cheaper but had no software.